bow_wood
1. [ noun ] (botany) small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit resembing an orange; its hard orange-colored wood used for bows by native Americans; frequently planted as boundary hedge
Synonyms: mock_orange Maclura_pomifera osage_orange
Related terms: angiospermous_yellowwood
Similar spelling:   boyhood
  bow_out